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Honoring local heroes Ceremony offers thanks to those on the front lines the Baldwin Fire Department. Denise Martinez, manager of the GalaFresh supermarket in A Freeport fire volunteer, a Baldwin. sergeant in the Police DepartJoshua Mercado, an EMT in ment sergeant and a nurse at a the South Hempstead Fire village care facility were among Department. 1 6 l o c a l “ C ov i d C h r i s t i n a Heroes” honored by O’Leary, director of Nassau County Legthe Sandel Senior islator Debra Mulé at Center in Rockville a Sept. 15 ceremony Centre. at the Baldwin HisOlivia Rodriguez, torical Museum. an EMT in the South Mulé, of Freeport, Hempstead Fire recognized: Department. Nick LaBrone, of Zhanna Weinstein the Freeport Fire and Lonnie Greene, Department. of the Baldwin Fire John Jacobsen, of Department. the Police DepartSherisse Young, ment. director of pupil serWendy Moreta, a vices in the Baldwin nurse at the South lauRa cuRRaN School District. Ocean Care FederalThe Baldwin post ly Qualified Health County Executive office staff. Center in Freeport. The Nassau CounJohn Carey, a volty Police Department’s 1st Preunteer at the St. Christopher cinct. Roman Catholic Church food And the Island Harvest staff. pantry in Baldwin. “Whether it was responding to Elena Correnti, a physical a call to provide assistance to therapist at Mount Sinai South those stricken with the virus, Nassau hospital in Oceanside. donating their time and service Charles Dudley, an employee to volunteer, educating our youth of the Town of Hempstead’s Sani- or inspiring and lifting others up tary District No. 2. Lonnie Greene, a lieutenant in Continued on page 2
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local YouTHS SET out fresh produce at the Cedarmore Corporation’s farmers market outside the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station last Saturday.
Providing fresh food to all Local farmers market helps meet demand By RoNNY REYES rreyes@liherald.com
Cars lined up at the eastern end of the Baldwin Long Island Rail Road station, between Milburn and North Brookside avenues, last Saturday to fill up with fresh produce at the Cedarmore Corporation’s weekly drive-through farmers market. Cedarmore, a nonprofit based in Freeport, has run the farmers market since 2012 to support Long Island farmers and provide jobs for local youths.
While Program Director Debra Wheat-Williams, of Baldwin, had worried that the market would be unable to operate this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the program carried on by converting to a drive-through format in July, allowing more than 100 customers a week to order food at a distance while teens and young adults prepare their orders. “We decided to open this year on a hope and a prayer,” Wheat-Williams said. “It’s working out g reat, and although we can get long lines,
people are willing to wait.”
Not just a market In 2012, Sandra Gales Jenkins, a retired nurse from Roosevelt, first heard about the newly created farmers market. Gales Jenkins had been attending mass at Zion Cathedral church, in Freeport, when she met a representative from Sustainable Long Island, a nonprofit that promotes economic development, environmental health and equity for all Long Islanders. Continued on page 7
his crisis did not create new heroes… it revealed the heroes who were always among us.
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‘Steadfast commitment to public service’ continued from front page during this crisis,” Mulé said, “every person being honored here tonight has emerged as a pillar of our community through the valuable contributions they made to benefit the well-being of our district. They have responded admirably in the face of enormous challenges presented during these unprecedented times, and I thank them for their steadfast commitment to public service.” LaBorne, an ex-captain for the Freeport Fire Department, has served the village for 43 years. When the pandemic hit, LaBorne assisted the chief ’s office in securing cleaning and medical supplies for the local firehouses. He also spent hours briefing the chiefs on the changing nature of the pandemic. LaBorne worked with Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy to establish the proper safety protocols that first responders and the village would need to follow to ensure residents’ safety throughout the pandemic. Jacobsen, a U.S. Army veteran, has been a Freeport police officer for almost 30 years, serving in the Patrol Division and Community Response Unit. After being promoted to sergeant in 2013, he also began serving as the commanding officer of the Motorcycle Squad and as the police department’s representative to the Freeport Emergency Management Team. Jacobsen was essential in preparing Freeport officers with the proper PPE equipment. He also recently completed his six-year term in the chief ’s office of the Northport Fire Department. Moreta has been a nurse at the South Care Federally Qualified Health Center for five years. During the pandemic, she worked with her colleagues to care for the underserved and vulnerable population at the Freeport center, which was among the three communities hit hardest by the coronavirus in Nassau. Moreta and the staff at the center tested more than
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Nassau CouNty LegisLator Debra Mulé hosted the “Covid Heroes” of the 5th Legislative District on Sept. 15. 1,750 people, all while offering food, housing and health insurance. Carey spent week after week volunteering at the St. Christopher food pantry. He picked up food donations and organized the pantry for those in need during the pandemic, which greatly increased food insecurity across Long Island. Carey also volunteers for Operations SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) in Freeport, cleaning up debris along the South Shore. Martinez, a Baldwin High School graduate, was honored for her work managing the GalaFresh supermarket in Baldwin. As Covid-19 posed a large threat to seniors, Martinez worked to ensure older customers were receiving their
groceries by staying in contact with them throughout the pandemic. GalaFresh offered seniors online shopping, early morning shopping and pick-up shopping so they could avoid potentially dangerous trips outside. Along with a citation from Mulé, the heroes also received commendations from County Executive Laura Curran, State Senators Todd Kaminsky and John Brooks, State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County and the Long Island Laboring Against Covid-19 student-run organization. “This crisis did not create new heroes; instead, it revealed the heroes who were always among us,” Curran said. “You’re the reasons we’re coming back from this with such strength.”
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What’s up next door and around the corner
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TRIMZ BaRBeRshop owneR Leon Broughton, right, and Heeling Shoes owner Steve Muir teamed up to distribute gifts at their 14 annual back to school giveaway on Sept. 19
Celebrating the 14th annual giveaway
FReepoRT hIgh school Sophomore Amber Marquez, left, joined Broughton to hand out backpacks and food, above. ThIRd gRadeR Joanna Mejia, top-right, showed off her new backpack to her mom, Alba Acosta. MuIR, RIghT, gave school supplies to the Stith family for their Kindergartner Anniah.
Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams partnered with TRIMZ Barber Shop, Heeling Soles, Inc., and Glory House Recovery, Inc., to host their 14th annual back-to-school giveaway on Sept. 19. The annual giveaway, hosted by Abrahams and T R I M Z ow n e r L e o n Broughton, gives out dozens of back to school supplies, sneakers and other gifts to local students. Due to Covid-19, this year’s giveaway was conducted via drive-thru at the parking lot behind TRIMZ. The event was also sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union, Parabit Systems, Clarity Surgical, Long Island Cares-The Harry Chapin Food Bank, Island Harvest, Mercy Medical Center, Long Island Laboring A g a i n s t C OV I D - 1 9 (LILAC) ,With Pride Air Conditioning & Heating Inc, Harvest For The World and Millennium Sistahs.
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Nassau CouNty LegisLator Debra Mulé spearheaded efforts to get a $150,000 grant for the Freeport Fire Department.
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■ A male, 28, of Roosevelt, was arrested on Sept. 16, near Broadway and Commercial Street, for possession of marihuana. Freeport police officers assigned to the area spotted the suspect riding a bicycle and behaving suspiciously. Upon investigating, officers found the man in possession of marihuana and a stun gun. The man was charged with criminal possession of marihuana and criminal possession of a weapon.
■ Freeport officers responded to a residential alarm at a home near N. Main Street and Forest Avenue on Sept. 14. Officers found the entry door to the home ajar, so they did an interior search of the home. The home appeared in order and undisturbed. Officers were able to re-secure the door and left a message for the owner.
■ A male, 37, of Baldwin, was arrested on Sept. 18, near W. Sunrise Highway and Park Avenue, on an open warrant. Freeport officers were conducting their routing patrol of the area when they spotted a vehicle speeding through the area. The officers conducted a traffic stop and found that the driver had provided a false identity to try and hide the face that he had an open Nassau County probation warrant.
■ A 45-year-old resident, of Freeport, reported a scam to the Freeport police on Sept. 15. The victim said she had received a call, from 1-(800)-245-1394, telling her that there was a shut off order from the Village of Freeport for an unpaid electric bill. The caller said the victim’s electricity would be shut off promptly if the payments were not made within 45 minutes. The caller then instructed the victim to purchase several gift cards, valued at hundreds of dollars, and read the serial number over the phone. When the victim realized this was a scam, she requested a refund. She was advised to send an additional $500 to receive her funds. The following day, the Freeport Electric Department confirmed that no such order was ever sent nor would the resident receive a phone call to pay for services in that manner.
Larceny ■ A Freeport resident reported that his Suzuki motorcycle had been stolen from his home, near Wallace Street and Claurome Place, on Sept. 17. Detectives are investigating the incident.
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People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.
Fire department gets $150K grant from county Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé, along with fellow legislators Kevan Abrahams and Steven Rhoads, acquired a $150,000 Community Revitalization Program grant for the Village of Freeport on Sept. 21. The funds will be used to purchase 30 new, two-way portable radios and other related equipment for the Freeport Fire Department. “Every day, our first responders - many of them volunteers - rush toward danger to protect the lives, homes and property of their neighbors,” said Mulé. “Every moment matters during these urgent crisis calls, and reliable communication tools are essential for ensuring the safest, most successful response possible.”
The grant was acquired by bipartisan support through the county’s InterMunicipal Agreements program, which helps local municipalities, libraries and school obtain funds for purchases that benefit local residents. “By making this investment in radio equipment for our firefighters, we are further empowering them to serve and protect the public in the face of great peril,” said Abrahams, the County Legislature’s Minority Leader. “Our volunteer firefighters deserve every benefit we can give them, and as a firefighter myself, I have seen first-hand how essential clear and reliable communication is to the success of any fire/rescue operation,” added Rhoads.
Queens man arrested for assaulting elderly employee The Nassau County Police Department’s Major Case Bureau-Gang Investigations Squad arrested a Queens man for an assault that occurred in Freeport in April. Detectives said a male victim, 67, was working at the gas station at 131 W. Merrick Road on April 3, when a Hiram Vega, 41, of Queens, handed the employee $10 for gas. The employee felt Vega was too close and requested that he step back to adhere to social distancing. Detectives said Vega became angry at the request, returned to his vehicle and took out a metal bar. The object struck the
victim in the head, causing a large laceration. The victim was also struck in the ribs and right leg, causing multiple contusions. The victim was transported to an area hospital for treatment, where officials determined he has suffered from a fractured skull. Police said Vega fled the scene. The following investigation identified him as the suspect, and Vega was arrested on Sept. 18. He was charged with three counts of assault. He was arraigned on Sept. 19, in Mineola.
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Nassau CouNty PoLiCe arrested Hiram Vega, of Queens, for assaulting an elderly gas station employee in Freeport on April 3.
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Inside LI panel looks at hybrid learning By Briana Bonfiglio bbonfiglio@liherald.com
Educational leaders on the latest Herald Inside LI webinar agreed that reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic has been challenging, and the learning curve for students and teachers is ongoing. Three panelists — Johane Ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara AlgerioVento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District — discussed how the first two weeks of back-to-school have gone during the virtual conversation produced by RichnerLive on Sept. 17. Molloy College presented the webinar, and Dr. Audra Cerruto, associate dean and director of graduate education programs at Molloy College’s School of Education and Human Services, gave opening remarks. She said Molloy’s programs for future teachers are adapting to “address the academic challenges of Covid-19, particularly in the areas of curriculum development, implementing innovative and effective methods of instruction, social emotional learning, social justice and technology development.” She added that Molloy has professional development programs at low rates to help current teachers adapt, as well. Moderator Skye Ostreicher, of RichnerLive and Herald Community Newspapers, fielded viewers’ questions about the myriad challenges that teachers, parents and students face this year. “Our students are following the protocols, our families are following the protocols,” Ligonde said. “They’re very aware of the seriousness of it, and more importantly, they’re happy to be back in school.” Burak agreed, noting that she could see kindergarteners’ eyes light up as they smiled behind their masks, happy to be in the classroom with their peers. On the other hand, returning to school has caused stress for many, Algerio-Vento noted. Some students felt anticipatory anxiety because of the many changes, and other younger students may be feeling separation anxiety after spending so much time with their families and suddenly attending school nearly every day. “We are screening our children to make sure they are mentally well,” she said. “Social workers are pushing into the classrooms, parents are taking surveys, students are taking surveys, just so we can get a grasp of where they are.” In terms of in-person protocols, most districts look the same: requiring social distancing and facemasks and limiting visitors and movement within the building. All districts also have a form of hybrid or blended learning, for which some students are learning in the classroom on cer-
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Johane ligonde, principal of J.W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport; Dr. Melissa Burak, superintendent of Lynbrook Public Schools; and Tara Algerio-Vento, family nurse practitioner in the Rockville Centre School District spoke with moderator Skye Ostreicher about the challenges they have faced reopening schools this month. tain days and others are studying remotely. These schedules and procedures are different depending on space in the buildings and the number of students who request fully remote learning. After determining those schedules, the challenge has been adapting to the new technologies, the educational leaders agreed. “The teachers are learning, the students are learning,” Burak said. “We have put a tremendous amount of pressure on our teachers to learn the technology that’s needed to teach the students in front of them, as well as the students at home, simultaneously, all live.” Technology can also pose a challenge because not all students are working with the same devices at home, and they may not have the same internet speed as they do in the classroom. To remedy this, Ligonde said the Freeport district has provided students with WiFi hotspots. At the same time, Ligonde noted that the new ways of teaching have allowed some students to rise to the occasion. “It’s about maximizing the technology we have at our disposal,” she said, “and making ourselves available for one-on-one support.
“Believe it or not,” she continued, “our students are texting our teachers, emailing our teachers and asking more questions than they’ve ever asked before because they understand the responsibility … of learning really lies on them.” One viewer asked the panelists how students would be disciplined during virtual instruction. Across the board, the panelists agreed that codes of conduct have been revised to include online learning. Ligonde noted that discipline is about bringing awareness to behaviors, educating and communicating with students and families. Another viewer asked how students would be assessed this year, given the unusual modes of instruction. All agreed that there would need to be flexibility in grading students. They also advocated for the State Education Department to cancel standardized testing in 2021, as it did this year. “One test does not define the student,” AlgerioVento said. “In terms of how we measure student success, we will be upholding similar expectations and standards,” Ligonde added, “but there has to be some flexibility, and that’s something that we’re negotiating together.”
State plastic-bag ban to take effect Oct. 19 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing the state’s ban on single-use plastic carryout bags on Oct. 19, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said last week. The ban began March 1, but it has not been enforced because of a lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court by Poly-Pak Industries Inc. and others seeking to overturn it. “The court’s decision,” Seggos said, “is a victory and a vindication of New York state’s efforts to end the scourge of single-use plastic bags and a direct rebuke to the plastic-bag manufacturers who tried to stop the law and the DEC’s regulations to implement it. As we have for many months, the DEC is
encouraging New Yorkers to make the switch to reusable bags whenever and wherever they shop and to use common-sense precautions to keep reusable bags clean.” According to the DEC, New Yorkers now use an estimated 23 billion plastic bags annually — each one for about 12 minutes — and roughly 85 percent of the bags end up in landfills, recycling machines, waterways and streets. In March 2017, Governor Cuomo created the New York State Plastic Bag Task Force, chaired by Seggos. The task force met several times to develop a uniform solution to plastic-bag waste. The final report analyzed the impacts of single-use plastic bags and provided options for legislation that could help
develop a statewide solution. Additionally, after passage of the ban, the DEC held a series of meetings with industry stakeholders across the state to invite input from the public and guide the agency’s development of rules and regulations to implement the law. For more information about the plastic-bag ban, reusable bags, or to file a complaint about businesses using single-use plastic carryout bags, visit DEC’s website, email plasticbags@dec. ny.gov or call (518) 402-8706. The law exempts the following plastic bags: ■ Bags that are used to hold uncooked meat, fish, seafood, poultry or plants to
separate them from other items to avoid contamination, prevent moisture damage, or for sanitary, public health or environmental protection purposes. ■ Bags used to package bulk items, including fruits, vegetables, grains, candy, small hardware (such as nuts, bolts and screws), live insects, fish, crustaceans or mollusks. ■ Bags used to hold food sliced or prepared to order. ■ Bags used to protect newspapers. ■ Bags sold as a trash, food-storage or garment bags. ■ Bags provided by an eatery for takeout.
Farmers market is surviving — and thriving
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CarS waited in line in the parking lot for the drive-through farmers market. of the money was to bring the market to their homes.
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Imani Jackson, 21, of Freeport, was 14 when she began working at the farmers market. Jackson, a student at Spelman College, a Historically Black College in Atlanta, said she enjoyed gardening with her grandfather at home, so when she learned she could work at the farmers market and community garden, she jumped at the chance. Now, seven years later, she works as a
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market manager, supervising younger employees, setting up the market and dealing with customer service. “This is the first job many of us got,” Jackson said. “It’s helped me focus on the community I live in and lets me provide food to those who need it most.” Youth Manager Jalen Bunch, 18, of West Hempstead, echoed the sentiment and said it was important for him to provide aid to low-income communities that might depend on the farmers market for fresh, affordable produce. This is Bunch’s first year working at the farmers market, where he is tasked with
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Gales Jenkins was interested in starting a community garden when the representative introduced her to Wheat-Williams, a fellow Freeport High School graduate. “I learned about the program, and that they were starting their own community garden, so I started helping out,” Gales Jenkins said. “I’ve been with them ever since, and now I’m assistant director.” The program was originally headquartered at the Freeport Recreation Center, where Wheat-Williams, Gales Jenkins and other adult volunteers recruited about two dozen youths to work at the farmers market every year. Teens and young adults not only earned money, but also learned a solid work ethic and become more career-oriented. By 2013, the program had expanded to include the community garden, where youths ages 8 to 18 can help harvest produce. The garden has about 20 garden beds. In 2014, Cedarmore teamed up with Nassau County to create a mobile market program, for which farmers market staff travel to low-income senior housing complexes to sell their produce. The county Office for the Aging provides Farmers Market Nutrition Program checks for the seniors, which are used to pay for the food. Wheat-Williams said that seniors waste a great deal of money on public transportation to get to farmers markets, rendering the point of the nutrition checks moot. So the best way for seniors to take advantage
unpacking the food, filling up baskets and helping to manage the flow of traffic through the drive-through market. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the workers needed to take additional training courses from the county to be able to work at the farmers market. Bunch, a student at Berklee College of Music in Boston, said the training helped bring the young group of employees together as they completed a six-hour contact-tracing course to help them understand how best to combat the spread of Covid-19. Gale Jenkins added that she used her experience as a nurse to teach the employees how to stay safe when the market first opened this summer. She also asks customers to maintain social distancing and stay in their cars while the employees fill their baskets. Charlie Southwick, 71, of Freeport, has been a regular at the farmers market since it first opened at the recreation center. Although the pandemic has caused a long line of traffic at the market, he said he doesn’t mind the wait for his usual order of tomatoes and romaine lettuce. “I’ve tried growing my own tomatoes at home,” Southwick said, “but they just don’t compare to the ones they have here.” The farmers market is open every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. To learn more about the program, visit cedarmorefarms.org.
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Curran offers $3.3B proposed 2021 budget County executive says 2020 budget balanced, despite sales tax shortfalls By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran last week submitted a proposed $3.3 billion 2021 budget that was essentially flat year over year, despite huge projected losses for 2020. The submission also contained offsets for the roughly $500 million in projected 2020 losses in sales tax revenue, due to the statemandated shutdown of nonessential businesses that began in March. Curran’s proposed budget contained targeted cuts and debt restructuring, without any reduction in either key social services or personnel, according to a statement released last Thursday. The budget also contains increases for such proLaura Curran grams as the Nassau County Police Department’s ProblemOriented Policing and Community Affairs units, as well as the Mental Health Mobile Care Crisis Team and the Police Activity League. Curran said she expects the county to end fiscal 2020 in budgetary balance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s heavy impact on sales tax, which accounts for roughly 40 percent of the county’s revenue. At midJack schnirman year, the county had posted a deficit of roughly $385 million. In a report released last summer, County Comptroller Jack Schnirman wrote that he expected the county, which ended FY 2019 with a hard-won surplus of between $110 million to $120 million, to log at least $350 million in losses. The report also projected losses growing to as much as $1 billion by the end of FY 2021, barring additional state and federal funds. Curran’s proposals for closing the gap included $103 million of federal CARES Act funding; a one-year deferral in debt service on $75 million from Nassau Interim
2021 proposed Budget
Fund General Fund Police Headquarters Fund Police District Fund Debt Service Fund Fire Prevention Fund
$1,814,217,578 $423,916,019 $390,868,865 $289,582,668 $22,880,887
Total Major Operating Funds
$2,941,466,017
Sewer & Storm Water Resources District
$159,003,886
Total Major Operating Funds & sewers
$3,100,469,903 Source Nassau County
2021 ExpENsEs BY fund, excluding interdepartmental transfers. Finance Authority bonds; $25 million in expense controls; and $32 million from the closeout or abandonment of various capital projects, according to her submission. “Our fiscal integrity over the past two years has paid off, allowing the county to weather an unprecedented financial crisis, while maintaining services and staffing levels — and still projecting to end 2020 with a balanced budget,” Curran said in submitting her proposed budget. Refinancing NIFA debt was at the heart of disagreements between the Democratic minority and the Republican majority in the county Legislature, according to news reports. Longer term, Curran had proposed restructuring nearly $300 million in NIFA debt through 2026. The Legislature’s Presiding Officer and Republican leader Richard Nicolello objected to the refinancing, because he said he hoped the county would be free from NIFA oversight by that time. NIFA was originally created in 2001 as a condition of negotiations between the county, the state and Standard & Poor’s, the bond-rating agency that was then poised to downgrade the county’s credit to junk. When it was created, it was meant to provide short-term oversight as the county worked to return to solvency. The county’s current ‘A’ S&P rating is solidly invest-
ment grade. Speculation has been rife for months as to whether the county would be able to avoid new debt issuance, large-scale layoffs or increases in property tax levies — proposals none of the parties to negotiations want. Curran’s proposals would appear to obviate the need for such measures. The budget proposes funding up to 200 new NCPD recruits and 40 additional corrections officers. The cost of the proposed new hires was not given, but public safety accounts for 27.7 percent of the proposed 2021 budget. Curran also proposed adding seven new hires to the office of the medical examiner. It was impossible for Curran to account for every possible scenario in preparing her budget submission. A large-scale recurrence of the coronavirus necessitating a return to lockdown status, for example, would make a balanced budget impossible, without deep cost reductions and some form of revenue enhancement to offset sales tax losses. Failure on the part of the federal government to enact measures enabling counties to recover from this year’s fiscal catastrophe would similarly torpedo recovery efforts. Comments from the Republican majority were unavailable at press time.
Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze to appear at Old Bethpage The Old Bethpage Village Restoration will host the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze for the first time this year, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said last week. The original location of the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is the Hudson Valley, which will host 53 select evenings of the event from Sept. 18 to Nov. 21. The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze Long Island will run for 23 nights from Oct. 2 to Nov. 1. Both locations feature all-ages, outdoor walk-through experiences through the wooded pathways, orchards and gardens of these historic sites. A small team of local artists handcarved more than 7,000 Jack O’Lanterns and elaborate pumpkin sculptures at each site. Nassau’s location will feature pumpkin sculptures that celebrate icons
of Long Island, from the Apollo Lunar Module to the Montauk Lighthouse to the windmills of the East End. “My team worked hard to bring this extraordinary event to Nassau County, continuing my efforts to expand on the variety of cultural, memorable and safe activities available to residents close to home, making the county a spectacular place to live, work and play,” Curran said. “OBVR provides a perfect 19th-century backdrop for this magical and spooky event, which we hope will also help spur economic activity in our local communities. I want to thank Historic Hudson Valley for working with us and choosing Nassau County to expand your iconic event.” The health and safety of visitors and employees is the county’s highest priori-
ty, Curran said. Historic Hudson Valley and OBVR have modified these experiences for 2020 and are operating in strict compliance with New York State-issued “Low-Risk Outdoor Arts & Entertainment Guidelines,” which are available at forward.ny.gov. All events are held rain or shine. Proceeds support Historic Hudson Valley, the Tarrytown-based private, non-profit educational organization, and Old Bethpage Village Restoration. These events have limited capacity and sell out. All admissions are by advance purchase timed ticket. To further reduce staff/visitor touchpoints, no tickets are sold on site, even if not sold out. Blaze Hudson Valley dates are Sept. 18-Oct. 31, and Nov. 1, 6-8, 13-15 and 20-21.
Blaze Long Island dates are Oct. 2-4, 7-11, 14-18, 21-25 and 28-31, and Nov. 1. Online tickets start at $32 for adults and $24 for children ages 3 to 17, and are free for children 2 and under. Historic Hudson Valley members can attend Blaze Hudson Valley for free. Home of the “Legend” dates are Sept. 18-20 and 25-27, Oct. 2-4, 9-11, 16-18, 23-25 and 30-31, and Nov. 1, 6-8. Online tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and children 3 to 17, and free for those 2 and under and Historic Hudson Valley members. Buy tickets online at www.hudsonvalley.org or by calling (914) 366-6900 ($2 per ticket surcharge for phone orders). More information about The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze is available at www. pumpkinblaze.org.
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ver since schools shut down in late March due to coronavirus, Freeport School District Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham has been at the forefront of the district’s planning to serve the students from a distance and prepare for a successful reopening on Sept. 4. Throughout the spring and summer, Kuncham was in meeting after meeting to prepare the district’s schools for hybrid-learning and remotelearning models. Students were given Chromebooks to continue their education at home, with the district able to provide Wi-Fi access to some homes that lacked the service. Schools were equipped with tools to check students’ temperatures at various entrances, the hallways were modeled as one-way halls to avoid crowding, and classroom sizes were shrunk so students can social-distance. The district also worked with parents who wanted to switch between the hybridlearning and remote-learning only options long after the original deadline in August. “After many months of working collaboratively with administrators, teachers and parents on developing an approved reopening plan that meets the health, safety and wellness needs of our students in these challenging times, it was rewarding and inspiring to see our goals become a reality,” Kuncham said. “It was wonderful to see our schools come to life, and to see the enthusiasm of our staff and students. Thanks to our students, staff and parents for making the first day of school a success and to our Board of Education for their ongoing support.”
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Rosh Hashana, The Birthday of The World By RaBBi Stacy Sokol Rosh Hashana is the Birthday of The World. It is a time when we celebrate creation, a time when we give gratitude to God, asking for forgiveness. It is said on Rosh Hashana that with repentance, prayer, and charity, the Jewish people will be given another year of life. Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippor and the days which link each holiday together are known as the Days of Repentance. On Rosh Hashana, we connect to our past with readings from The Hebrew Bible; which recount the stories of Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, Yishmael, Isaac, Hanah and Rachel. It is through these biblical, prophetic texts, as well as prayers (penitential, supplicatory, ancient piyuttim, kinnot poetry from the time of the Temple,) and the loud and powerful blasts of the shofar (the ram’s horn,) that we reconnect to our history, tradition, and belief in God. It is through our services, meditation and supplication, that we find new faith and hope each year. We in Freeport have suffered greatly. We are all uncertain about what lies ahead of us this year in terms of Covid-19, in terms of our economy, the future for our country and the lives of so many around us and afar. We begin this year consumed with fear, yearning for the past; before social distanc-
ing when perhaps we lived carefreely. We pray this New Year that life will only get better and that God will raise us up from the pit of despair. This New Year, we celebrate 5,781 years since creation. The New Year 5,781; is very unique because the Hebrew Gematria (an alphanumerical value to word[s] or phrase[s] based on it’s letters) for the Jewish New Year, 5,781; foreshadows a positive future for the upcoming New Year for all people. The numbers 5781, spell out the Hebrew word eshpot, which means rubbish. This is referenced in Psalm 113, “God lifts the poor out of the dust, and raises the needy from the rubbish heap, from illness, disease and sorrow.” This passage using Hebrew Gematria, gives us hope that God will lift us up to a better place in the year to come. This year we will be held Rosh Hashana Service live at the Synagogue. On behalf of Congregation B’nai Israel, 91 N. Bayview Ave in Freeport, I would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and 5781. May our outlook on life be elevated as we battle through this pandemic together. May God bring health, happiness, healing, peace and salvation to everyone and to the world. L’Shana Tova Tikateivu. May we all have a Happy New Year and be inscribed in the Book of Life.
News brief Be counted in the census Elected leaders from across Nassau County are urging residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so. The census count will end Sept. 30. The census was originally scheduled to wind down Oct. 31, but in August the U.S. Census Bureau suddenly reduced the time frame by a month. In August, however, four out of every 10 Americans had yet to file their census for ms, according to National Public Radio. That has led to fears of severe undercounting, particularly in minority communities. Officials have been encouraging residents to file their forms to ensure that the states have the correct number of U.S. representatives and that local governments receive all the federal aid they are rightly entitled to — both are based on population — and to assure residents of color, particularly recent immig rants, that they have nothing to fear from the census. Many immigrants reportedly fear that filing might jeopardize their status, particularly after President Trump pushed for inclusion of a citizenship question on the census form, a requirement that the Supreme Court shot down in July 2019. According to the Census Bureau, you should be counted where you were living and sleeping most of the time as
of April 1. If you’re responding for your home, count everyone who lives and sleeps there most of the time. That includes children, foster children, roommates, and any family members or friends who are living with you, even temporarily. If someone is staying with you because of the pandemic, however, they should be counted where they usually live. This includes college students, who should still be counted at school. If they live in student housing, the college will count them. If they live off campus, they should respond for their off-campus addresses. Filling out the census takes no more than 10 minutes, and you can do so securely online at www.2020census. gov. To reach the U.S. Census Bureau for help, call (844) 330-2020 for English speakers and (844) 468-2020 for Spanish speakers. Representatives are available daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, recently noted at a news conference that a 1 percent undercount in the census could cost a local school district or gover nment tens of thousands of dollars, if not hundreds of thousands, in federal aid per year. A severe undercount could cost millions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Six Freeport grads earn BOCES scholarships Six Freeport graduates earned a myriad of scholarships to continue their education or to establish themselves in the workforce after graduation from the Nassau BOCES Joseph M. Barry Career and Technical Education Center. Yakelin Palacios Ramirez and Katherine Vargas Almonte, both medical assisting students, received Long Island Blood Services Scholarships. Kaitlin Chin, who studied animal
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LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an Order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 24 day of August 2020 bearing the index number 000441-20, a copy of which may be examined at the office of Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old Country Road, Mineola, New York , grants me the right to assume the name of Justin Martinez. My present address is: 64 elmwood ave Roosevelt NY 11575 The Date of Birth is: 06-19-2020 The place of birth is:1000 Montauk Highway West Islip NY 11795 The present name is: Amari Justin Toussaint. 123244 LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that an order granted by the Supreme Court, Nassau County, on the 20th day of August 2020 bearing the index number 000442-20 , a copy of which may be examined at the office of Nassau County Clerk located at 240 Old country Road, Mineola, New York, grants me the right to assume the name of Jordan Martinez. My present address is 64 elmwood ave Roosevelt NY 11575 .The date of my birthday is : 06-19-2020
The place of my birthday is: 1000 Montauk Highway west Islip, NY 11795. The present name is: Aaron Jordan Toussaint. 123195
LEGAL NOTICE Mount Sinai South Nassau Transitional Care Unit (TCU) Notice of Nondiscriminatory Policy It is the policy of Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, gender, handicap, disability, blindness, source of sponsorship, source of payment, marital status, age, sexual preference, genetic disposition or carrier status in employment or in the admission, retention and care of residents and patients. All persons and organizations that have occasion to either refer prospective residents or patients to Mount Sinai South Nassau TCU are advised to follow this nondiscriminatory policy. 123116 LEGAL NOTICE New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Notice of Complete Application Dale: 09/10/2020 Applicant: 1 BRANCH LLC 916 WOODMERE DR VALLEY STREAM, NY 11581 Facility: I BRANCH LLC PROPERTY, BRANCH AVE VACANT LOT S OF #270 BRANCH AVE NCTM #62-187-646-650 FREEPORT, NY 11520 Application ID: 1-2820-05578/00004 Permits(s) Applied.for: 1-Article 25 Tidai Wetlands 1- Article 15 Title 5 Excavation & Fill in Navigable Waters 1- Section 401-Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Project is located: in HEMPSTEAD in NASSAU COUNTY Project Description: The applicant proposes to install a 109 linear foot (lf) bulkhead at 5.9’ NAVD 88 elevation with one 6 lf return. The bulkhead will consist of 75.6 If along the canal in 14.5 lf and 62 lf sections, and 32.5 If around the buffer area in 12.5 lf and 20 lf sections. Install one bio log seaward of the 14.5 If bulkhead section. Construct a 40 lf low-sill bulkhead at the toe of the intertidal wetland, approximately 6 lf seaward of the new 62 lf bulkhead . Dredge a 10’x40’x-4’ area located seaward of the low-sill bulkhead yielding approximately 25 cubic yards of spoil which will be placed landward of the 109 lf bulkhead. In addition, another 100 cubic yards of clean fill will be trucked in and placed upland of the 109
lf bulkhead yielding a total of 125 cubic yards of fill. Install an open-grate 4 lf x7.5 lf access platform connecting the low-sill bulkhead to the landward bulkhead and add two boat whips. Remove concrete debris by hand seaward of the 32.5 lf bulkhead section but landward of the Mean High Water and establish a buffer area with the planting of native species. The property is located at Branch Avenue, Village of Freeport, Town of Hempstead on a canal off Freeport Bay, NCTM # 62-187-646-650. Availability ofApplication Documents: Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the contact person. State Environnænial Quality Review (SEQR) Determination Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed. SEQR Lead Agency None Designated State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination Cultural resource lists and maps have been checked. The proposed activity is not in an area of identified archaeological sensitivity and no known registered, eligible or i n v e n t o r i e d archaeological sites or historic structures were identified or documented for the project location. No further review in accordance with SHPA is required. Coastal Management This project is located in a Coastal Management area and is subject to the Waterfront Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act. Availability For Public Comment Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than 10/15/2020 or 15 days after the publication date of this notice, whichever is later Contact Person MARY A MACKINNON NYSDEC SUNY @ Stony Brook 50 Circle Rd Stony Brook, NY 11790-3409 (631) 444-0365 123228
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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, 2007-1, Plaintiff against MARIE BIENVENU; CARL BIENVENU; VICKY BIENVENU; PEGGY BIENVENU, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on September 25, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 27th day of October, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 19 West Roosevelt Avenue, Roosevelt, N.Y. 11575. (Section: 55, Block: 427, Lot: 50, 51, 52 & 253). Approximate amount of lien $ 563,243.45 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 009997-13. Justin Perri, Esq., Referee. Stern & Eisenberg, PC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff Woodbridge Corporate Plaza 485 B Route 1 South Suite 330 Iselin, NJ 08830 (732) 582-6344 For sale information, please visit www.auction.com or call 800-280-2832 123178
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Q. Our front yard has a hilly slope to the street with a wood wall holding it up, made of railroad ties. At one point, the former owners painted the wall an ugly maroon to match the shutters on the house. The shutters are made of plastic. The wall is rotting in several places and can’t be fixed, so we want to either get rid of it or replace it. If we just take it out, the lawn has to be dug up so it won’t collapse onto the street, so we’re thinking we should put Ask The in a new wall. What kind of Architect wall do you think we should use, and can we then repaint the maroon shutters white? We aren’t sure we want to pay to have new shutters installed, but we would keep the old ones if they can be painted.
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A. The wall was probably built because the onte eeper sloping lawn would just give you a barrier to the street without much function, if you intended to use the front yard for any purpose. The flatter yard keeps the lawn from eroding downhill and is easier to mow. Although treated lumber, the slightly greenish color, can last a long time, it still is subject to soaking with water, regularly getting into the end grain and slowly rotting from being expanded and contracted. Unless the railroad ties are reinforced with vertical steel rods and are “tied back” deeply into the hill, the wall will begin to lean forward and can also collapse over time. My first choice is stacking precast concrete wall block, which comes in many earth tones and is highly effective at solving the problem because the weight of the block holds the wall in place, the natural spacing allows water to flow through, there is no wood or steel to rot and therefore the system lasts much longer. Although it can be done by a homeowner, following the directions of the manufacturer and watching the installation videos, it is heavy manual work. I have done the technical design for hillsides in both materials and go back to see how the work is holding up, sometimes years later. The block holds up much better and does not have the maintenance issues that you will find with wood. Painting the wood traps moisture and leads to the rot you see. Penetrating stain is the much better choice as a wood preservative, but the block system is still the best choice. As for the shutters, they can be painted, but I recommend removing them, thoroughly cleaning them and then sanding the surfaces with a fine grade of sandpaper before spraying them with a spray paint that specifically is made for plastic. I had a set of plastic Adirondack chairs that had been power-washed, which damaged the surfaces. I lightly sanded and sprayed with semi-gloss spray paint to avoid pitting, and the surface is like new again. Good luck!
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he coronavirus crisis has forced us all to rethink how we carry out many of our responsibilities, including here at the Herald. Each election season, we normally invite political candidates to our Garden City office for an hour-long meeting to hear their ideas and views before deciding whom we will endorse. This year, however, we are conducting our interviews by — what else? — Zoom. That’s life — and politics — in the time of a pandemic. Rest assured, though, that we will conduct endorsement interviews with candidates for Congress, State Senate and State Assembly in the coming days and weeks. We will not allow the pandemic to interfere with one of a newspaper’s solemn responsibilities — offering our take on which candidates we believe are best prepared to represent the people. We base our decisions on extensive research and interviews, including an extended interview with representatives of our Editorial Board. The process of interviewing candidates takes weeks. At times an endorsement call is an easy one, while at others we agonize over the decision. We take the process very seriously, considering each candidate’s personal and professional background, commitment to doing good for people and positions on key issues when deciding whom to endorse. Political experience is a plus, but not a requirement to earn our endorsement. Endorsement decisions are made by a
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letters Senate testimony was ‘appalling’ To the Editor: Last Thursday, after being subpoenaed to testify, Long Island real estate agents and brokers appeared before a joint hearing of three State Senate committees and testified that they had not discriminated based on race in their advice to prospective homeowners on the Island, despite undercover video demonstrating the opposite. Real estate brokers testified that they had taken no disciplinary action based on the evidence. As one broker/ supervisor said, “We did not see any violation of fair housing laws, so what would we discipline them for?” In denying discrimination, these real estate professionals disputed the findings of Newsday’s recent investigation of housing discrimination on Long Island, despite undercover videotapes demonstrating that discrimination. And Newsday’s findings were not alone. ERASE Racism previously conducted its own investigation, using the
minimum of three to four Editorial Board representatives, and often considerably more than that. A decision does not require unanimous consent, but rather a simple majority. When there is a dissenting opinion, we often note it in our endorsement. In the past, we have endorsed both Democrats and Republicans. Our enthusiasm for a candidate is based not on our individual political views, but rather on what we collectively believe to be his or her potential to effect positive change while in office. Our endorsements will appear in our Oct. 22 issue. In the meantime, you will find our coverage of the races in the main section of the paper over the coming weeks. We might cover a news conference convened by a candidate on a salient issue or issues. We will publish Q&A’s with candidates, asking them to opine on subjects relevant to our readers. In a Q&A, candidates are asked to respond to each question in a maximum of 250 words. When they exceed that limit, we cut the response from the end down to 250 words. This year, voting will be different. New York now allows early voting, which will begin Oct. 24 and continue through Nov. 1. Voters can cast their ballots at selected sites throughout the county during this period. For a list of early polling places and their hours, go to the Nassau County Board of Elections website, www.nassaucountyny.gov/566/Board-of-Elections.
Also, this year any voter can cast an absentee ballot because of the coronavirus pandemic. Absentee ballots can be requested by filing an electronic application on the county Board of Elections website. You can also call the Board of Elections, at (516) 571-8683, to ask for an application, fax a request to (516) 571-2058, or mail a request to Nassau County Board of Elections, 240 Old Country Road, Fifth Floor, P.O. Box 9002, Mineola, N.Y. 11501. On your application, click or circle “temporary illness or physical disability” as your reason, and cite your concern for potentially contracting the coronavirus while voting. Otherwise, you will be able to cast your ballot at your local polling place from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. All elections are consequential, but with a hotly contested presidential race on the ballot, this year’s election is, no doubt, more so than most. The issues that have arisen in the last half-year alone — the Covid-19 crisis and systemic racism, to name just two — are vitally important, and whom we elect to address the issues will matter. If you want your voice to be heard, you need to cast a ballot. A democracy such as ours is not, as they say, a spectator sport. It requires participation. So, in the coming weeks, please pay close attention to the Herald’s coverage of the candidates and then, regardless of how you do so, perform that most American of civic duties and vote.
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he Jewish High Holy Days are an important time for many of our residents, an opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and plan for the year ahead. One critical word during this most vital part of the year is teshuvah, meaning repentance. Teshuvah tells us that we can change. It tells us that what we’ve been until now need not limit what we can become in the future. It says we can be better tomorrow than we were today, and that, ultimately, nothing is fixed. As we reflect LaUra on a difficult year, CUrran let’s also remember the positive strides we’ve made together as a community. Last year, our region experienced a surge in the number of anti-Semitic crimes, with hate-fueled attacks in Monsey, Jersey City and Brooklyn, as well as racist
graffiti incidents here on Long Island. Nassau County has vowed to stand up to and guard aggressively against the threat posed by hatred, and our communities have answered the call as well. Before the pandemic, I formed Unified Long Island, an Island-wide task force of community stakeholders working together to stand up to hatred and promote unity through education. At the beginning of 2020, we marched as one Long Island, 2,500 strong against anti-Semitism, promoting a mentality that’s defined this trying year: We’re in this together. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, residents have demonstrated extraordinary resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times. In this new year, I’m confident that we will continue to stay united, and we will continue to protect one another. As county executive, my No. 1 job is
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always keeping residents safe. That’s why, last week, I announced that there would be increased and intensified protection efforts by the Nassau County Police Department around synagogues and other areas of concern during the High Holy Days. Although there were no credible threats as the holidays began, safety will always be my first priority. I stood with Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, Health Commissioner Lawrence Eisenstein and leaders of the Jewish community to highlight our continued efforts to keep Nassau safe — including ensuring that Covid-19 precautions continue to be followed. I’ve worked to step up the county’s partnership with faith leaders and all houses of worship to provide security assessments, training and other resources. There are over 680 houses of worship in Nassau County, 209 of which are of the Jewish faith. So
assau County residents have demonstrated resilience and solidarity in the most challenging of times.
LeTTers same gold-standard method of paired testing, with similar results. Our investigation resulted in successful litigation in Nassau and Suffolk counties against property owners and management companies that showed rental apartments to white applicants and not to African-Americans. The denial by agents and brokers of their role in housing discrimination, despite clear evidence to the contrary, is appalling, as is the lack of disciplinary action. It underscores why widespread housing discrimination remains, and why Long Island is one of the 10 most racially segregated metropolitan regions in the nation. The testimony of these subpoenaed individuals during the hearing makes clear the need for New York state to intervene decisively. The three State Senate committees, their chairs and their members should be commended for their diligence and determination in addressing this problem. State leadership is needed, given the failure of the real estate industry to enforce acceptable standards of performance. ELAINE GROSS President, ERASE Racism
Holocaust education is key To the Editor: Following a nationwide survey showing a troubling lack of basic Holocaust knowledge among adults under 40, I am urging passage of a bill that I sponsored — S6648 — that would require instruction on symbols of hate, including the swastika and the
that’s a lot of work being done by our police. The NCPD’s Homeland Security Unit works directly with the community to provide additional training resources, including security surveys and situational awareness. They’ll be out and about this week, and you can call (516) 573-7720 throughout the High Holy Days with any non-urgent questions or concerns. And I encourage residents to call 911 immediately if they see anything urgent or suspicious, so that police can quickly investigate. Nassau County will continue to do everything necessary to ensure that all worshippers are kept safe, no matter what faith they practice. In this new year, we will continue to stand together as one. Let’s continue to wear masks, maintain six feet of distance, wash hands often and, whenever possible, move activities outside. I want to extend warm wishes to all for a healthy, safe and sweet New Year. L’Shana Tovah! Laura Curran is the Nassau County executive.
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noose, for New York students in grades six through 12. The survey, conducted by the Claims Conference, was touted as the first 50-state survey of Holocaust knowledge among millennials and Generation Z. Sixty-three percent of those surveyed did not know that 6 million Jews were murdered in the Holocaust, and over half of those thought the death toll was fewer than 2 million. Over 40,000 concentration camps and ghettos were established during World War II, but nearly half of U.S. respondents could not name a single one. Most staggering, the survey revealed that 1 in 10 respondents reported having never heard the word Holocaust before. Statistics like this are shocking, and emphasize a clear gap in education, when we could be using that same tool to tackle the larger problem of rising hate crimes in New York. This is exactly why New York needs to pass my bill requiring that our children be taught the meaning of the swastika and other symbols of hate. By educating students about these symbols, we encourage a dialogue on why hate crimes are on the rise and prevent a repeat of the tragic history of the Holocaust. As the number of hate crimes has skyrocketed across New York state and across the nation, it is crucial that students are educated on how these hateful symbols are used to generate fear in our communities. By teaching our future generations of students why these symbols made a great impact on people in Germany, we would reduce the number of hate crimes committed throughout New York and across our nation. TODD KAMINSKY State senator, 9th District
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Some inconvenient facts about energy and the environment
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ne of the great U.S. success stories in recent times has been the country’s move to energy independence. Because we now produce more than enough domestic energy to power our homes and businesses, we’re no longer at the mercy of Mideast countries that too often held us hostage for energy supplies. But rather than celebrate this achievement of American initiative and enterprise, carping critics instead decry our energy independence. They complain about oil and alfOnse gas production as contributors to d’amatO global warming. They call for a ban on new hydraulic fracturing, which has produced vast quantities of affordable natural gas. They even press to close nuclear power plants that generate no carbon emissions. The holy grail for these extremists is “alternative energy” sources powered almost exclusively by wind and the sun. Everything else must go. These alarmist views were given widespread credence by Al Gore’s film “An Inconvenient Truth.” They led the U.S. to join a deeply flawed Paris Agreement, an international climate accord. More recently, they formed the basis for the radical Green
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New Deal advanced by the far left in Congress. But it’s important to consider some inconvenient facts that environmentalists conveniently overlook: ■ The Paris Agreement established greenhouse gas limits, but gave industrialized giants China and India a pass as “developing countries,” imposing stricter limits on the U.S. and other Western countries. It would be one thing if the U.S. and these other competitors were on an equal footing, but that’s not what the climate accord did. It put the U.S. economy at a severe competitive disadvantage.
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plants and replacing them almost exclusively with “renewable” energy sources, particularly out-of-state hydropower, wind and solar. Problems arose when hydropower dried up, as other states kept water for their own residents and businesses. The situation was exacerbated by an overdependence on intermittent wind and solar power generation that proved insufficient to meet high demand this summer. The result has been rolling brownouts in California, like third-world countries regularly experience.
enewable energy alone is not a reliable source without extensive backup.
■ Even though the U.S. withdrew from the agreement, the U.S. is greener than many other industrialized countries and has exceeded the accord’s CO2 reduction targets. This has been achieved by moving significant amounts of electrical generation from coal- to gas-fired power plants, which emit much less greenhouse gases than coal. Fracking, and the cheaper gas it produces in the U.S., have actually helped the environment. ■ Renewable energy alone is not a reliable energy source without significant backup. California’s energy and environmental missteps are a cautionary tale. In that state, environmental extremists succeeded in closing down nuclear and gas-fired power
The Green New Deal would take much of California’s clumsy and counterproductive energy policies national. If you like California’s brownouts, you’ll love the Green New Deal. ■ American enviros ignore or minimize the experience of other countries in reducing carbon emissions. In France, 75 percent of electricity is generated by carbon-free nuclear power plants. In the U.S., nuclear plants currently generate about 20 percent of our electrical power. When these plants are closed, the difference is often being made up by gas-fired plants, which, while cleaner than coal, still emit more CO2 than nuclear generation. In upstate New York, nuclear plants are major clean-energy generators, and have wisely
been supported by the state government. Green countries in Europe, like Denmark, are clear-eyed about environmental choices. In Copenhagen, a recently built large waste-to-energy facility generates a major portion of the city’s electricity and reduces the need for landfills, where CO2 is buried but not eliminated. In Norway, which operates major oil drilling rigs in the North Sea, the profits from oil production are used to help subsidize electric car sales. We can learn from that. Right here in the U.S., for instance, Texas is both a major oil and gas producer and a major wind and solar energy generator. Energy and environmental trade-offs aren’t evil; they’re a necessary part of balancing the cleanest energy options against other equally important considerations like energy reliability and economic progress. Rather than a radical Green New Deal that would hurt America, how about a “Green Fair Deal” that makes the difficult but correct choices on energy, the environment and the economy? Natural gas, nuclear energy, waste-to-energy facilities — like one right here in Hempstead — should all be options. Renewables such as wind and solar power can be part of the energy mix, but not all of it. That may be an inconvenient fact, but it’s the truth. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.
Irony abounds in the time of Trump
e are living in a Greek tragedy, rich in ironic twists. Donald Trump, who ran for office on the promise of “draining the swamp,” has created an administration populated by swamp critters dedicated to self-interest and self-aggrandizement. The alleged corruption and incompetence are epic. Another irony: The president is feeble where he should be fierce (fighting Covid-19), and Randi aggressive where kReiss he should be restrained (interfering with the Justice Department, the FBI and the CDC). It is ironic, too, that Trump decries the agonies of widespread social protest, raging fires and other tragic facts of life today in America, seemingly ignorant of the fact that this is his America, his shot, his chance to make America great again. When I listened to journalist Bob Woodward’s tapes of Trump, I realized that we
are pinned to a sharply ironic moment in American history. We have a president who agreed to taped interviews — 18 times — admitted to hiding the devastating truth of the oncoming pandemic from the public and doesn’t seem to understand at all why that is not OK. He didn’t have to do the interview; he didn’t have to reveal himself as a dunce. The implications of Trump’s words are clear to us but unknown to him. There is a deep, sucking void where his self-awareness should be. In Woodward’s book, Trump talks about his kinship with notorious autocrats like Kim Jong-un, the irony being that the president might have saved tens of thousands of American lives if he had channeled just a few strong enforcement tactics like mandating mask wearing and contact tracing. But Trump’s authoritarianism leans more toward sending in troops to break up protests so he can pose with a Bible in front of a church. He prefers bullying the undocumented, the unarmed and those who disagree with his edicts. He prefers the part of autocracy that serves
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and elevates the egotistic needs of a Great Leader. As I write, Trump is attacking his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, saying he is confused, misspeaks and bungles facts. Biden often misses a beat in his rhetoric, but what he says is reliable. Trump lies and contradicts himself every day, offering up proof of how unfit he is for public office. The irony, again, is that he projects onto others the failings that dog him personally. You can’t make it up, and you don’t have to. Today he said that if Biden became president, his handlers would put him in a home where he would watch TV all day. Last week Trump gave a news conference in which he gratuitously mentioned that he had watched TV for a good part of the day before, ticking off all his Fox News friends, hour by hour. While the West is burning, while Hurricane Sally was flooding the Gulf Coast, while Covid-19 is infecting tens of thousands of people every week in the U.S., he was watching TV, or tweeting out his uniquely uninformed and ignorant view of the world,
e admits to hiding the truth of the pandemic, and doesn’t get why that’s not OK.
such as his unhelpful idea that masks can be harmful to people. Who expected to be caught on stage in a Greek tragedy? Look at all the dead bodies strewn about as the curtain falls. Trump’s reign has been monstrous and deadly for America. He can call Joe Biden names, but the taunts are empty. He points to Biden’s age and says he’s weak. Ironically, Biden’s life is a definition of moral strength and emotional courage. His life is a rebuke of Trump, the man. Biden suffered an unthinkable loss when his wife and infant daughter died in a car accident just after he was elected to the Senate 48 years ago. He raised his boys and served his country. One of those boys died while Biden was vice president in the Obama administration. Joe Biden has been tested and tempered by grief. He has the gathered wisdom of a man in his eighth decade. He is tough and resilient and knows his way around the power brokers of the world. Trump is a hollow man, a fake tough guy. When we needed leadership, he punted. When we needed an iron man to fight Covid-19, we got irony and an inept poser. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.
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